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Hamas and the Gaza Conflict

Comprehensive coverage of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, including hostage negotiations, military operations, and civilian protests in Gaza.

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Hamas – The Terrorist Organization Behind the October 7 Massacre

Hamas is a Palestinian terrorist organization that governs the Gaza Strip and operates with the explicit goal of destroying the State of Israel. Founded in 1987 as the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas has consistently rejected peace efforts, refused to recognize Israel’s right to exist, and pursued a strategy of violence, incitement, and terror.

Hamas is classified as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada, and many other democratic nations. Its founding charter calls for the annihilation of Israel and the killing of Jews worldwide. This is not a nationalist movement—it is a fanatical, Islamist death cult.

October 7, 2023: The Deadliest Terror Attack in Israeli History

On October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists crossed the border into southern Israel and carried out the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. Over 1,200 innocent civilians were murdered in cold blood—babies, women, elderly Holocaust survivors. Entire families were executed in their homes. Dozens were raped, mutilated, and burned alive. More than 240 people were taken hostage into Gaza, including children and elderly women.

This brutal attack exposed the true face of Hamas: an organization driven not by justice, but by genocidal hate.

Hamas Tactics: Human Shields, Child Soldiers, and War Crimes

Hamas routinely commits war crimes. It launches rockets from schools, mosques, and densely populated civilian areas, using the people of Gaza as human shields. It steals humanitarian aid, turns hospitals into military bases, and indoctrinates Palestinian children in hate-filled textbooks and summer camps.

Hamas leaders live in luxury in Qatar and Turkey, while ordinary Gazans suffer under their oppressive rule. Every time there is a war in Gaza, it is because Hamas chose to start it—firing rockets into Israel, kidnapping soldiers, or staging deadly infiltrations.

The Reality: Hamas Is the Greatest Threat to Peace for Israelis and Palestinians Alike

There can be no peace or freedom while Hamas remains in power. It suppresses dissent, crushes civil society, persecutes minorities, and sabotages any chance of Palestinian progress. It doesn’t seek coexistence—it seeks conquest.

Ending Hamas rule is not only an Israeli security necessity—it is a moral imperative for the entire free world.


Undercover forces
October 7 anniversary security alert

Katz to Hamas: Price "beyond all proportion"

IDF on heightened alert in Gaza following intelligence warnings of planned attacks on anniversary of massacre • Katz orders commanders to act with maximum force against any threat • Closure imposed on Judea and Samaria

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From the footage

WATCH

Sinwar footage surfaces from final days

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Yoav Gallant at Reichman University

HOSTAGE DEAL LEAK

Gallant hints: This is who leaked the deal

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Gadi Eisenkot

October 7 intelligence failure

Eisenkot: Shin Bet knew attack was coming

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Three years since the massacre

Zamir at Zikim: seven fell defending base

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Defense Minister Katz

"We will pursue and eliminate them all"

Katz: 4,000 Oct. 7 terrorists eliminated

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October 7

October 7 massacre

4,000 of 6,000 Oct. 7 terrorists eliminated

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The elimination campaign continues

Hamas Oct. 7 commander eliminated in Gaza

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Three Israelis Take On "NAZA"

Israeli Filmmakers Release "NAZA: The Real Story" to Answer Venice Documentary | WATCH

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Emily Damari in the operating room at Shifa Hospital (Photo released by Damari)

"Inside a disgusting room full of blood"

Emily Damari's photos from Hamas surgery

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The strike site in Deir al-Balah

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IDF kills two Hamas spotters in Gaza strikes

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To the Last One

Hamas terrorist posed as aid worker

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Senior command conference

Three years after the massacre

IDF honors analyst who warned before Oct. 7

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Amalia and Michael Idan

Kfar Aza Massacre

CHILLING: "We Are Children, Both of Our Parents Just Died" - Idan Family Releases October 7 Police Call

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Manhunt operation

Multi-front Shabbos

IDF targets Sinwar successor's Gaza home

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IAF strike in Gaza

GAZA

IDF kills Hamas sniper in Khan Younis strike

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Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor at the Venice Film Festival awards ceremony

Audience Backlash

Film Screening Confrontation: Bereaved Israeli Mother Interrupts Dutch Screening of NAZA

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Air Force operations across fronts

500+ targets hit in Lebanon, Gaza in a month

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Right: Netanyahu; Left: Dahlan

Palestinian Arena

Hamas, Jihad, Dahlan Form Coalition

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Illustration

Three years into the war

IDF controls 63% of Gaza, tunnels destroyed

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